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it what happens when you have don't develop players, you can't just buy an all star squad
 

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Should be a priority or we are going to be in hell next couple of weeks, cant believe in such an important position we have no meter eaters.
 

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We know we need props, clear as day. Thought our forwards did okay though for the most part though. Defended really well and looked a fair bit fitter than last season, game only really got away from us because we made so many dumb errors with the ball in hand and gave Manly so much good field position.
 

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Sad to see there was no contingency plan to replace Vaughan and JJ with better or equal forwards

We have taken a massive step back in the forwards department

Only 2 genuine forwards we have is Max King & Thompson who is obviously gone for the majority of the season

May God have mercy upon our souls this season
Tpj and thompson were supposed to be our starting props.
 

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Sad to see there was no contingency plan to replace Vaughan and JJ with better or equal forwards

We have taken a massive step back in the forwards department

Only 2 genuine forwards we have is Max King & Thompson who is obviously gone for the majority of the season

May God have mercy upon our souls this season
A new team coming together with 3 starting props out injured were always going to struggle against a full strength seasoned Manly side playing at Manly.

Last season we struggled to get out of our own half and that was with JJ & Vaughan, would they have really made a big difference ?

A player stupidly binned & 9 penalties to 4 when your top forwards are out just adds to the fatigue.

Let’s hope Gus can pull a rabbit out of his hat and find us a big metre eater prop.

Burtons foot mustn’t be healed, he was not his competitive self today ..
 

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Wouldn’t say thommo is a genuine forward. King and Preston is in the Jacko mould and looks very likely but not much else especially in the front row.
 

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Wouldn’t say thommo is a genuine forward. King and Preston is in the Jacko mould and looks very likely but not much else especially in the front row.
Thompson is a genuine forward along with Max King

The other forwards are benchies at best
 

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Vaughn should never have been let go, they have hung a lot of hope on TPJ firing this year but history suggests that won’t happen. If max king picks up a long term injury we will get another spoon.
 

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Deep shit all over the park, off filed no better either.
We are very well covered in the backs from next year.....Xerri, Crichton, JAC, Kiraz, Skelton, Alamoti, Averillo

We will also be serviced well in the backrow with Kikau, Preston, RFM and quite possibly Skelton

Our forward pack is absolute junk apart from Thompson and Max King

All these niff nuffs shitting on Thompson are the same niff nuffs who consistently shat on Jackson, Graham, Tolman and so on
 

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Need to do a player swap have some depth in backs now need a nrl quality forward from someone who can't crack the squad. Get on the blower Gus!
 

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Ryan James is still floating around without a club. Let's bring him in! Looked ok in the all stars game.
 
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